Math 8, Winter 2004

Calculus of One and Several Variables

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Syllabus

Homework Assignments

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Syllabus

The following is a tentative syllabus for the course. This page will be updated irregularly. On the other hand, the weekly syllabus contained in the Homework Assignments page will always be accurate.  You may notice that the syllabus is similar to that of Math 9.  This is no coincidence - while the topics in Math 9 are virtually the same as those in Math 8, the treatment of these topics will differ.  

Lectures

Sections in Text

Brief Description

Day 1:   1/05

10.1, 10.2

General DEs, models, direction fields (skip Euler's method)

Day 2:   1/07

10.3, 10.4

Separable equations (skip orthogonal trajectories), exponential growth

Day 3:   1/09

8.1, 10.6

Integration by parts, first order linear differential equations

Day 4:   1/12

10.6, Appendix G

First Order Linear DE applications, Complex Numbers

Day 5:   1/14

Appendix G, 18.1

Complex Numbers, Second order linear DEs

Day 6:   1/16

18.1

Second order linear DEs (cont.)

1/16

 

Last day to add/drop

1/19       MLK Day

No classes

Monday classes moved to x-hours

Day 7:  x-hour

18.3

Applications of second-order linear DEs (skipped forced vibrations and electric circuits)

Day 8:   1/21

12.1, 12.2

Basics about sequences and series; geometric series

Day 9:   1/23

12.8, 12.9

Power Series; Representing functions as power series

Day 10:  1/26

12.10

Taylor Series

Day 11:  1/28

12.10

Taylor Series Error Estimates

Day 12:  1/30

13.1, 13.2

Three dimensional coordinate systems, vectors

2/02 evening

 

First Midterm Exam 4:00 -- 6:00 pm

Day 13:  2/02

13.3

Dot products

Day 14:  2/04

13.4

Cross products

Day 15:  2/06

13.5

Equations of lines

Day 16:  2/09

13.5

Equations of planes

Day 17:  2/11

14.1, 14.2

Vector functions and space curves, derivatives of space curves 

Day 18:  2/13

14.3, 14.4

Arc length (Skip binormal), velocity and acceleration (Skip Kepler)

Day 19:  2/16

15.1, 15.2

Functions of several variables, limits, continuity

Day 20:  2/18

15.3

Partial derivatives (skip Cobb-Douglas function)

Day 21:  2/20

15.4

Tangent planes and approximation

Day 22:    2/23

15.5

Chain Rule

2/23 evening

 

Second Midterm Exam 4:00 -- 6:00 pm

2/24

 

Last day to drop

Day 23:  2/25

15.6

Directional derivative and the gradient

Day 24:  2/27

15.6

Directional derivatives, gradient  (cont’d)

Day 25:  3/01

15.7

Maxima and minima

Day 26:  3/03

15.7

Maxima and minima (cont.)

Day 27: 3/05

15.8

Lagrange multipliers

Day 28:  3/08

15.8

Lagrange multipliers (cont.), Loose ends, questions, etc.

3/09

 

Last Day of Winter Term